The Complete Garden

A landscape architect's working manual of 1921: not how to grow a plant but where to put it — the plant lists, the groupings, the seasons of bloom, and the reasons behind a designed garden.

Spraying Don'ts

9 pages in this part of The Complete Garden.

Spraying Don'ts

Don't wait for rose pests-spray first.

Spraying Don'ts: Don't

Don't dust your evergreens, coniferous or broad-leaved, with lime; the result will be more serious than any disease.

Spraying Don'ts: Rhododendrons

RHODODENDRONS. Rhododendrons, other broad-leaved evergreens, and conifers should be thoroughly watered during the late fall and never be…

Spraying Don'ts: Bone

Bone meal alone, especially if not very finely ground, may be used in the late fall at the rate of five hundred pounds an acre, or twelve…

Spraying Don'ts: Weeds

ROLLING AND WEEDING LAWNS. Rolling of lawns is not resorted to nearly as much as formerly. Probably one good, thorough rolling in the early…

Spraying Don'ts: Mowing

MOWING LAWNS. Mowing of lawns should be governed by the use to which the lawn is to be put. Mowing should not be very frequent in hot…

Spraying Don'ts: Plants

The general reach deep into the soil, nor does it cover the entire area. best soil for these plants is one which is friable and not too…

Spraying Don'ts: Watering

WATERING OF PERENNIALS. Watering must be attended to, especially during dry spells. One good soaking a week is much more valuable to plants…

Spraying Don'ts: Root

Root rot of violets and nematodes on the roots require soil treatment and sterilization.

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